2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 114
Commending the Reverend Dr. Roberta Young-Jackson.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 19, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 23, 2026
WHEREAS, the Reverend Dr. Roberta Young-Jackson, an esteemed faith leader, was installed as the pastor of First Union Baptist Church of Richmond in 2025; and
WHEREAS, a native of Southport, North Carolina, Roberta Young-Jackson holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, as well as master's degrees in divinity and Christian education and a doctor of ministry degree from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University; and
WHEREAS, Roberta Young-Jackson served her country with honor and distinction for 27 years as a member of the United States Army Reserve, including two tours of active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel; and
WHEREAS, for 22 years, Roberta Young-Jackson was a hardworking member of the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond, where she retired as an information technology project manager on October 1, 2021; and
WHEREAS, after answering the call to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Roberta Young-Jackson was licensed and ordained to preach at First Union Baptist Church; and